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"Mom didn't answer," he said softly.

Arnold smiled, though a flicker of something unreadable passed through his gaze. "She's probably busy."

"Let's not bother her," he continued. "How about Daddy takes you out to dinner tonight?"

Alex's face brightened. "Can we invite Aunt Linda too?"

Arnold nodded, ruffling his hair. "Good idea."

With that, Alex slid off his lap, his small feet padding across the polished floor as he ran back to his playroom.

Arnold, however, remained seated. A weight settled on his shoulders as he returned to the parlor where his guests awaited.

The air inside the parlor was thick with expectation.

The assembled guests, all prominent figures in the werewolf world, had come with their own agendas.

Most had only heard whispers of Arnold's heir, but now that they had seen Alex with their own eyes, speculation spread like wildfire.

"He's been hiding a child all this time?" one murmured to another.

"Was he secretly married?"

"If so, why hasn't he introduced the mother?"

Their unspoken questions hung in the air, but Arnold remained indifferent to their curiosity. He had no obligation to explain himself.

Among them were families who had come with a clear purpose-introducing their daughters to Arnold, hoping to secure a powerful marriage alliance.

They had prepared carefully, dressing their daughters in elegant gowns,

instructing them to charm and impress.

But Arnold hadn't even looked their way.

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His disinterest was a quiet but brutal rejection.

of the fathers in the room clenched

wasn't married, their daughters still had no

his whiskey, unfazed by the silent battle

they

remained unaware of the

to leave first, while Nora had spent a lot of time recently working on her thesis, which was now nearing completion, just in time to relax

the woman standing outside, watching

was Flora,

Just then, Flora smirked.

same, aren't you,

Flora, the sight of Nora alone in an arcade

college, Flora had always been part of the popular crowd-friends with

woman who thrived on exclusivity and social

Nora? She had always

Too smart.

Too independent.

to

her heels. Linda would love to hear

was lavish, every corner decorated with

sipping a cup of

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excitement.

I just saw," Flora announced, sliding onto the couds with

barely glanced at her. She was reading a document,

with

saw Nora," Flora said, her voice carrying a sharp edge of glee.

unrestrained. "That girl? Still wasting her time like

nodded eagerly. "Exactly! Can you believe it? After all these years, she's still the same-always pretending to be

shook her head with mock pity.

a page in her document without

to do with us

difference between Linda and the rest

gossip, and Jenna took pleasure in belittling others,

indifferent.

didn't matter to her.

yet, if that was true, why did she feel the need

but as soon as Nora stepped through the door

neon lights and victorious games faded into the background as she kicked off her shoes and set her